Comment by doubled112

Parts of Ottawa, Canada were without power for 10+ days after a windstorm in 2022. Not rural, but the suburbs.

> Ottawa Hydro restored power to just over half its customers after one week

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2022_Canadian_derecho

Fortunately, you can't freeze to death in May, and the roads are clear so you just go to where the power is.